HHR at a glance
Published airport facts and public business listings help you identify the right contacts before requesting aircraft-specific quotes.
- FAA location identifier
- HHR Source
- ICAO identifier
- KHHR Source
- FAA associated city
- Hawthorne Source
- FAA county
- Los Angeles County Source
- Airport elevation
- 65.9 ft MSL Source
- Facility use
- Open to the public Source
- Ownership type
- Publicly owned Source
- Physical runway 07/25
- 4,884 x 100 ft; ASPH Source
- FAA owner record
- CITY OF HAWTHORNE Source
FAA NASR cycle effective October 1, 2026; next cycle October 29, 2026. Physical runway dimensions are not declared distances or an aircraft suitability determination. Use current charts, notices and qualified operator guidance for flight planning.
Airport management & official information
City of Hawthorne airport administration
12101 S.CRENSHAW BLVD, SUITE # 3, HAWTHORNE, CA, 90250
310-349-1637
Public-source directory checked 2026-10-28. Confirm current services, contacts and availability directly. An airport listing does not establish aircraft suitability or a relationship with Jaken Finance Group.
FBOs & aviation businesses
Start with the providers’ published locations and the airport’s business directory. Compare written proposals for the exact aircraft and services you need.
Archer FBO / Jet Center Los Angeles
12101 S. Crenshaw Boulevard, Hawthorne, CA 90250
310-676-4673City identifies Archer as current FBO provider after the November 2025 master ground-lease change and refers service inquiries to Jet Center Los Angeles. Confirm the current contracting entity directly.
Security Aviation
3810 West 120th Street, Hawthorne, CA 90250
310-978-1095Company says its current focus is maintenance and parts, not full-service FBO operations. No certification status is independently asserted.
The directory is informational. Categories describe published services; no ranking, service guarantee, FAA certificate determination or endorsement is implied. Ask each provider about current capability, availability and contract terms.
Evaluate Hawthorne Municipal Airport / Jack Northrop Field as a home base or recurring destination for the actual aircraft, passengers and schedule.
Start with the city-owned airport
The City of Hawthorne identifies the airport as Jack Northrop Field and describes it as a general-aviation reliever. The city's airport information reports a November 2025 change in the master ground-lease arrangement for non-airfield portions. That is a practical reason to confirm the counterparty to any storage or service agreement and to avoid treating an older FBO directory as current evidence.
Evaluate South Bay access using the right entrance
Compare the private-aviation transfer to the buyer's South Bay locations with transfers from Long Beach, Van Nuys and other relevant airports. The distance to LAX is not the same as a documented private-aircraft-to-airline connection time. Obtain current transport arrangements, access instructions and realistic scheduling allowances directly; do not assume a shuttle or other amenity remains available merely because it appeared in historical material.
Confirm aircraft-specific operating acceptance
Ask the flight department to review current airfield information, local noise materials and the exact aircraft's requirements. A photograph of a large jet at the airport is not evidence that every aircraft can use the field for the buyer's intended mission. Separate operational acceptance from the commercial decision about which space and service package to contract.
Investigate agreement continuity
For a long-term ownership budget, request the storage term, renewal rights, escalation formula, termination conditions and responsibilities if the service provider changes. Confirm whether handling or fuel commitments accompany rent. Retain these agreements alongside financing assumptions and Los Angeles County assessment correspondence, with aviation counsel or a tax adviser addressing transaction-specific legal or tax implications.
Build a base-comparison worksheet
Compare HHR with LGB and VNY using the real South Bay or Westside destination, current passenger entrance, service counterparty, available storage and cost of trips to the owner's other frequent locations. Include a contract-continuity row reflecting the need to confirm today's ground-lease and provider arrangements directly with the city and provider. Ask for written confirmation of any advertised transfer amenity before including it as an ownership benefit. Distinguish the provider's staffing or service hours from airfield operating requirements, which the flight department must independently verify.
Confirm the local reporting and contract roles
Confirm who controls each part of the proposed agreement: city airport administration, a ground lessee or the FBO. Ask Los Angeles County assessment staff how the actual aircraft base and ownership should be documented, separately from the identity of the airport operator. A change in the ground-service business does not itself determine aircraft tax treatment. Retain a dated city confirmation of today's operator and master-lease arrangements before relying on the proposal.
Compare your basing alternatives
Use this worksheet to request like-for-like evidence for the actual aircraft and recurring trips. Blank or unconfirmed items remain decisions to investigate, not implied airport capabilities.
| Decision variable | HHR evidence | Alternative evidence | Owner priority / unresolved question |
|---|---|---|---|
| Actual passenger ground itinerary | Obtain current route estimate | Use the same dates and destinations | No fixed transfer-time promise |
| Storage rights and availability | Signed offer, conditional offer or inquiry | Record the same evidence category | Do not price unavailable space as confirmed |
| Airport and provider charges | Request itemized current proposal | Match aircraft and annual activity | Identify excluded or unquoted items |
| Operating and noise review | Current source and qualified operator review | Use each airport's own rules | Distinguish mandatory and voluntary only when verified |
| Assessment and records | Ask the appropriate assessor or adviser | Document actual changed basing facts | No automatic situs or exemption conclusion |
Your next-step checklist
- Who is the current counterparty for the proposed space and services?
- What happens to the agreement after a provider change?
- Has the flight department validated the specific aircraft and mission?
Sources & further reading
Primary sources support the relevant facts. Our planning questions and illustrative exercises are editorial analysis; they do not replace transaction-specific advice.
- Hawthorne Municipal Airport / Jack Northrop Field — official source 1 · accessed 2026-10-28
- Hawthorne Municipal Airport / Jack Northrop Field — official source 2 · accessed 2026-10-28
- FAA NASR · APT_BASE.csv; ARPT_ID=HHR · accessed 2026-10-28
- Security Aviation · published location / directory entry · accessed 2026-10-28